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  • It's a Watermelon Fantasy!

    It's a Watermelon Fantasy!

    07 January 2025

    Music superstars Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have given a charity for people with learning disabilities a tasteful boost by sampling a track made by them on their latest release. The American hip-hop legends have used Watermelon Fantasy, a song created by Daylight Studio on Outta Da Blue, with royalties going towards helping the studio’s future work.

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  • Equipment and Adaptations Policy Survey

    Equipment and Adaptations Policy Survey

    07 January 2025

    Are you a Sheffield City Council Social Housing Tenant? Have you had your say on their new draft Equipment and Adaptations Policy? By completing their survey you will help the Council make sure that their policy is easy to understand. The survey closes on the 24th of January.

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  • Wanted: British, Nigerian or Romanian Men Working in Care

    Wanted: British, Nigerian or Romanian Men Working in Care

    29 November 2024

    A PhD research study is looking for participants to be interviewed about their work in the UK care sector. British males and Nigerian or Romanian males who have emigrated to the UK are invited to take part and receive a £20 shopping voucher.

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  • The Big Public Transport Survey.

    The Big Public Transport Survey.

    28 November 2024

    People with a learning disability are being asked what they think about the public transport system and how it can be improved. Mencap has set up The Big Public Transport Survey to find out your views.

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  • Disability History Month Brought To Book

    Disability History Month Brought To Book

    28 November 2024

    We’re part way through UK Disability History Month and if you want to find out more Sheffield City Council has put together a booklist of titles relating to disability and neurodivergence, with a focus on books by disabled and/or neurodivergent authors. All are available to borrow for free from Sheffield libraries.

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  • Diabetic Foot Health Workshop

    Diabetic Foot Health Workshop

    27 November 2024

    Would you be willing to attend a workshop on Thursday 12 December at Heritage Room, Medical School to offer your perspective as a person with lived experience of diabetes on the development of a diabetic foot health monitoring project? You will receive travel expenses for attending and a ‘thank you’ voucher to acknowledge your participation of £25 per hour.

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  • Bus Reform Consultation

    Bus Reform Consultation

    25 November 2024

    Have your say on plans to bring all bus routes and fares under the control of the South Yorkshire Mayor. The consultation is the perfect opportunity to share what would make public transport more accessible for disabled people if all services and vehicle standards were set by a single public body.

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  • Scam Warning from DWP

    Scam Warning from DWP

    21 November 2024

    The Department of Works and Pensions ( DWP ) have been made aware of text messages issued to DWP customers. The messages relate to claiming either Cost of Living payments or Winter Fuel and invites the text recipients to claim via clicking a link. Please remain vigilant and take action to avoid the scam.

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  • STH Focus on Communication

    STH Focus on Communication

    21 November 2024

    Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are collecting views from their patients and local communities about how they communicate with patients. They have announced dates for two online focus groups on 27th November and 6th December.

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  • Honouring Transgender Lives

    Honouring Transgender Lives

    20 November 2024

    November 20th marks the 25th Transgender Day of Remembrance. It honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Research shows that transgender people reported higher rates of disability (30 percent) compared with *cisgender women (24 percent) or *cisgender men (18 percent). Statistics around their healthcare are very troubling.

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